Water transfer plan from Sea of Oman to southeastern Iran progresses 23%

TEHRAN - The project for transferring water from the Sea of Oman to the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province has reached 23 percent physical progress, IRNA reported.

Water transfer plan from Sea of Oman takes effect

TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament (Majlis) has approved a bill, mandating the government to implement a plan for transferring water from the Sea of Oman to the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province which has long been grappling with water scarcity.

By Faranak Bakhtiari

Water transfer not a solution to drought

TEHRAN – The transfer and desalination of seawater is only a temporary solution to water scarcity and not a permanent solution to drought, Ahad Vazifeh, head of the national center for drought and crisis management said.